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Southgate 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]

Published
1935
Pages
78
Tables
55

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  • Page 8
    RAINFALL RECORDED AT BROOMFIELD PARK.
    Total Rain for month.Number of 0.01 or more ins,Wet Days with 0.04 or more ins.
    1934.1933.1934.1933.1934.1933.
    Ins.Ins.Days.Days.Days.Days.
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    EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR.
    Total.Male.Female.
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    Deaths irom puerperal causes:—
    Deaths.Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births.
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    Death rate of infants under one year of age:—
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    Table 1. Causes of Death During the Yeab 1934.
    Causes of Death.Male.Female.Total.Kates per 1,000 of Population.
    A11 Causes (Civilians only)272324596
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    TABLE II. Deaths from all causes, divided as to sex and certain age groups, and showing a percentage of total deaths and death-rate per 1,000 of population for each group. 1934.
    MALES.FEMALES.TOTALS.
    Age.No.% of Total Deaths.Rate per 1,000.No.% of Total Deaths.Rate per 1,000.No.% of Total Deaths.Rate per. 1,000
  • Page 15
    Table III. Infantile Mortality. 1934. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various periods under 1 Year of Age.
    Causks of Death.Under 1 Week.| 1—2 Weeks.2—3 Weeks.3—4 Weeks.Total under 1 Month.1—3 Months.3—6 Months.6—9 Months.9—12 Months.Total Deaths under 1 Year.
    All Causes1311— 21724ii25
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    Table IV. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1934 and Five Previous Years.
    Year.Population estimated at Middle of each Year.Nett Births belonging to District.Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
    At all Ages.Under 1 Year of Age.
    Number.Rate per 1,000 Population.Number.Rate per 1,000 Population.Number.Bate per 1,000 Nett Births.
    12345678
  • Page 16
    Comparison of the Rates of the Southgate District with those of England and Wales, and London, for the Year 1934.
    Rate per 1,000 Total Population.Annual Death Rate per 1,000 Population.Rate per 1,000 Live Births.
    Live BirthsStill Births.All Causes.Enteric Fever.Smallpox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.Diphtheria.Influenza.Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under two years).Total Deaths under one year.
  • Page 19
    During the first three months of the year, 596 specimens were sent to the Clinical Research Association for examination. The reports received were as follows—
    Disease Suspected.Positive.Negative.Total.
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    Work carried out at the Council's laboratory from April 11th to December 31st, 1934 :—
    Hospital.Borough.
    Positive.Negative.Positive.Negative.
  • Page 21
    The condition of the samples as regards coliform bacilli is shown in the following table :—
    Coliform Bacilli.No. of Samples.
  • Page 23
    Number on Registers:—
    Under 1 year.Over 1 vear.Totals.
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    Attendances at Centres, 1934:—
    Under 1 year.Over 1 year.Totals.
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    Number Seen by Doctor:—
    Under 1 year.Over 1 year.Totals.
  • Page 28
    The total number of children inspected at the Elementary Schools during 1934 was as follows—
    Inspected.Requiring Treatment.
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    The total number of children dealt with at the Minor Ailments Clinics was as follows—
    New Cases.Attendances.Treated.Not requiring Treatment.
  • Page 30
    Swimming Bath —The figures of the attendances at the Barrowell Green Open-Air Swimming Bath for the last two years were as follows:
    1933.1934.
  • Page 35
    The incidence of disease in the different food animals inspected during the past year as compared with the previous year is shown in the following table:—
    Animals.All Diseased Conditions.Tubcreulosis.
    Slightly A fleeted.Extensively Affected.Slightly Affected.Extensively Affected.
    No.%No.%No.%No.%
  • Page 36
    The following particulars of samples taken in the district during the past year were supplied by the courtesy of the Chief Officer of the Public Control Department:—
    Articles.Samples Taken.Found Adulterated.
  • Page 37
    Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and Homework. 1.—INSPECTION, Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
    1933193419331934
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    2.—DEFECTS FOUND.
    Particulars.Number of Defects
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.No. of Prosecutions.
    1933193419331934
  • Page 38
    3.—HOME WORK.
    Nature of Work.Outworkers' Lists, Section 107.Prosecutions.Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Sec 108.Outwork in Infected Premises. Sees. 109 & 110.
    Lists received from Employers.Notices served on Occ'prs as to keeping or sendingFailing to keep or permit inspection of lists.Failing to send 1 ists.
    Twice in the year. OutworkersOnce in the year. Outworkers.Instances.Notices ServedProsecutions.Instances.Orders Made. (S.110)Prosecutions. (S.109-110)
    Lists.Contractors .Workmen.Lists.Contractors .Workmen.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)
  • Page 39
    Inspections.
    1933.1934.
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    Service of Notices.
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    Sanitary Improvements.—The following is a summary of the sanitary improvements effected, and the defects remedied:—
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    Premises under Periodical Inspection.—The following premises are kept under periodical inspection. As hitherto, the inspections revealed the fact that they were being satisfactorily administered.
    Description of Premises.No. in District.
  • Page 42
    HOUSING. Number of New Houses Erected during the Year 1934:—
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    Seven hundred and seventeen houses were inspected and recorded under the Housing Acts, as follows—
    No. of Houses Scheduled.No. Inspected.
    No.l. Northern District.1933.1934.
  • Page 43
    Non-Scheduled Houses.—In addition to the above, 1,151 non-scheduled houses were inspected for housing defects, mostly upon the complaint of the occupiers, as follows—
    1933.1934.
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    1. Inspection of Dwelling-houses during the year:—
    1933.1934.
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    2. Remedy of Defects during the year without Service of formal Notices:—
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    3. Action under Statutory Powers during the year:—
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    The ward distribution of the cases of infectious disease notified during the year was as follows:—
  • Page 48
    The ward distribution was as follows:—
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    The ward distribution was as follows:—
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    The dates of notification were as follows:—
  • Page 50
    The following tables set out the work performed during the year. Results of Schick Tests.
    1-5 yrs.5-10 yrs.10-15 yrs.Over 15 yrs.Total.
  • Page 51
    Reactions after Injections(193.).
    1-5 yrs.5-10 yrs.10-15 yrs.Over 15 yrs.Total.
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    The complete list is as follows:—
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    Disinfection in connection with Notifiable Diseases.
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    Disinfection of rooms and bedding, on request, after cases of non-notifiable disease (charge of 5s.):—
  • Page 54
    Number of cases admitted to Hospital:—
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    The figures for 1933 were:—
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    The diseases for which the 571 patients were admitted were as follows:—
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    Number of Patients in Isolation Hospital during each Month :—
    Greatest Number.Lowest Number.
  • Page 63
    Table VI. Cases of Infectious Disease Notified each Month of the Year, 1934.
    Notifiable Diseases.Smallpox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Typhoid Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Puerperal Pyrexia.Acute Poliomyelitis.Encephalitis Lethargica.Cerebro-spinal Meningitis.Malaria.Ophthalmia Neonatorum.Pneumonia.TuberculosisTotals.
    Pulmonary.Non-P ulmonary
  • Page 64
    TABLE VIII. Tuberculosis, 1934.
    Age Periods.*New Cases.Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary .Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 64
    REGISTER OF CASES.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Total
    M.F.M.F.